White Stag Staff Songs

Our staff sang.  Singing is a big part of many scouting activities.  I don't think I can remember one campout I've been on since I joined scouting as a cub scout in 1993 that we didn't sing at.  The White Stag Staff took singing to a whole new level.  The songs we sang are very important to us.  They embody a lot of what it meant to be a White Stag Staff member.  One is more serious, and the other is more lighthearted.

We're A Grand Old Staff

Melody: You're A Grand Old Flag

We're a grand old staff
We're a high-flying staff
We're forever the tried and the true!

We're examples of
The skills we love
We're leaders whose peers are but few!

Every learner strives for the skills we provide
And arrives at those ideals too!

When old acquaintance be forgot
White Stag is a part of you!

The "Second" Song

Melody: The Titanic by William and Versey Smith

It was sad - so sad
Oh it was sad - so sad
It was sad when the staff was deprived of the food that they L-O-V-E
Food was underdone and the eggs they made us run
Oh it was sad when the staff was deprived

Many years ago in a place so far away
One simple English scout helped start the BSA
Now in [year-specific insert goes here]
We're the White Stag Staff of [year]
Oh it was sad - so sad
Oh it was sad - so sad
It was sad when the staff was deprived of the food that they L-O-V-E
Food was underdone and the eggs they made us run
Oh it was sad when the staff was deprived

Oh we have a mighty staff and we brought in here for you
We think the things we teach
You'll learn to love and do
We'll teach you what we know
And in leadership you'll grow
Through the White Stag Staff of [insert year here]

Oh it was sad - so sad
Oh it was sad - so sad
It was sad when the staff was deprived of the food that they L-O-V-E
Food was underdone and the eggs they made us run
Oh it was sad when the staff was deprived

Oh we have a mighty staff and we have a mighty troop
The learners think the staff is one terriffic group
They worship us with pride and we ate their food and died!
Oh it was sad when the staff was deprived

Oh it was sad - so sad
Oh it was sad - so sad
It was sad when the staff was deprived of the food that they L-O-V-E
Food was underdone and the eggs they made us run
Oh it was sad when the staff was deprived

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